Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Gosford is a growing city located almost perfectly between Newcastle and Sydney. It’s effectively the capital of the Central Coast – with almost 350,000 residents living in this huge coastal region, this is the 10th biggest city in Australia, bigger than Wollongong and Hobart. But when you walk its streets, this just doesn’t feel true. Gosford is missing something. It’s missing…life. This is the story of why commuter cities are devoid of community, the story of what happens when Sydney says no, the story of a city neglected for decades. This is the story of the struggling city that Sydney forgot.
Links:
My Anti-Urbanism video: youtube.com/watch?v=xjHcC6bUcZY
Gosford Strip Precinct's Instagram page: instagram.com/gosfordstrip
Gosford Strip Precinct's Facebook page: facebook.com/GosfordStrip
Gosford Strip Precinct's TikTok page: tiktok.com/@gosfordstrip
Abandoned Oz's video exploring the Kibbleplex: youtube.com/watch?v=FwjtbuNzgV0
Check out my Linktree: https://linktr.ee/building_beautifully
Check out my store: https://buildingbeautifully.com.au/
Support me over at Patreon! patreon.com/c/user/membership?u=82269508
Join my Discord: discord.gg/Hg2cMkaedH
Check out my TikTok: tiktok.com/@buildingbeautifully
Thank you Luke Carbonaro for offering to be interviewed for this video. Visit the Gosford Strip Precinct website here: https://visitgosford.com.au/
Gosford is a growing city located almost perfectly between Newcastle and Sydney. It’s effectively the capital of the Central Coast – with almost 350,000 residents living in this huge coastal region, this is the 10th biggest city in Australia, bigger than Wollongong and Hobart. But when you walk its streets, this just doesn’t feel true. Gosford is missing something. It’s missing…life. This is the story of why commuter cities are devoid of community, the story of what happens when Sydney says no, the story of a city neglected for decades. This is the story of the struggling city that Sydney forgot.
Links:
My Anti-Urbanism video: youtube.com/watch?v=xjHcC6bUcZY
Gosford Strip Precinct's Instagram page: instagram.com/gosfordstrip
Gosford Strip Precinct's Facebook page: facebook.com/GosfordStrip
Gosford Strip Precinct's TikTok page: tiktok.com/@gosfordstrip
Abandoned Oz's video exploring the Kibbleplex: youtube.com/watch?v=FwjtbuNzgV0
Check out my Linktree: https://linktr.ee/building_beautifully
Check out my store: https://buildingbeautifully.com.au/
Support me over at Patreon! patreon.com/c/user/membership?u=82269508
Join my Discord: discord.gg/Hg2cMkaedH
Check out my TikTok: tiktok.com/@buildingbeautifully
Thank you Luke Carbonaro for offering to be interviewed for this video. Visit the Gosford Strip Precinct website here: https://visitgosford.com.au/
